DV1372451

Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Children circle an actor dressed as Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), the Russian Santa Claus, during a welcome ceremony for him in Moscow's Gorky Park, on December 24, 2012. New Year's is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on January 7. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)